The history of queen isabella of spain
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Isabella I of Castile
Queen of Castile and León from 1474 to 1504
"Isabella I" and "Isabella of Castile" redirect here. For other uses, see Isabella I (disambiguation) and Isabella of Castile (disambiguation).
"Isabel la Católica" redirects here. For the Mexico City Metro station, see Isabel la Católica metro station.
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Anonymous portrait of Isabella I, c. 1490 | |
Reign | 11 December 1474 – 26 November 1504 |
Coronation | 13 December 1474[1] |
Predecessor | Henry IV |
Successor | Joanna I |
Co-monarch | Ferdinand V (from 1475) |
Tenure | 20 January 1479 – 26 November 1504 |
Born | 22 April 1451 (1451-04-22) Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila, Castile |
Died | 26 November 1504(1504-11-26) (aged 53) Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castile |
Burial | Royal Chapel of Granada, Andalusia, Spain |
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House | Trastámara |
Father | John II of Castile |
Mother | Isabella of Portugal |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504),[2] also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Isabel la Católica), was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of
Isabella I of Castile reigned from 1474 until her death in 1504 alongside her husband, Ferdinand II, King of Aragon. Together, they were known as the Catholic Monarchs.
When Isabella’s step-brother, King Henry IV, died, Castile entered into a war of succession between Isabelle and Joanna la Beltraneja, reputed to be the daughter of Henry IV.
Following the Battle of Toro, the throne was secured for Isabella after signing the Treaty of Alcáçovas.
The reign of Isabella the Catholic led the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
Her marriage brought the unification of the crowns of Castile and Aragon as well as the creation of a professional army under the single control of the crown. As such, Isabella and Ferdinand were the first monarchs to be called “monarchs of Spain”.
Another of Isabella the Catholic’s significant successes was the completion of the “Reconquista” which had begun seven centuries beforehand with the Christian monarchs fighting against the Muslim invasion of the Iberian peninsula.
In 1492, Nasrid ruler Boabdil handed over the city of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs. During the siege of Granada, Queen Isabella personally intervened by mobilising resources and organising field hospitals with great effectiveness.
Once Granada had been conquered,
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Isabel of Castile
(Isabel I have a hold over Spain, Isabel the Catholic)
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